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| Shot Size | The framing of a subject in a shot. |
| Extreme Long Shot | This is a far back wide shot of a subject and/or location. |
| Long Shot | This is a far back wide shot that shows a subject from head to toe. |
| Medium-Long Shot | This is a shot that shows the relationship between the subject and the background, including movement as well as emotion for a character. |
| Medium Shot | This is a shot that shows the subject from the middle of their body to the top of their head. |
| Medium-Close up Shot | This is a shot that shows the subject in a tighter medium shot including closer details to the main subject. |
| Close-up Shot | This is a shot that shows the subject from the shoulders up to the top of his/her head. |
| Extreme Close-up | This is a detail shot that adds information and directs the viewer's attention. |
| ELS | Extreme Long Shot |
| LS | Long Shot |
| MLS | Medium-Long Shot |
| MS | Medium Shot |
| MCU | Medium-Close up Shot |
| CU | Close-up Shot |
| ECU | Extreme Close-up |
| Two-Shot | This is a camera shot that includes two people in the same shot. |
| Three-Shot | This is a camera shot that includes three people in the same shot. |
| Group Shot | This is a camera shot that includes several people in the same shot. |
| High Angle | This is a camera angle that looks down on a subject from above. This makes a subject appear small or less significant. |
| Low Angle | This is a camera angle that looks up on a subject from below. This makes a subject appear larger or more powerful. |
| Eye Level | This is a camera angle that shows your subject at the hight of the subject. This is a neutral angle. |
| Dutch Angle | This is a camera angle that tells viewers that something in the world is "off kilter" or something bad is about to happen. |
| Canted Angle | This is another term to describe a dutch angle. |
| Single Shot | A shot type where just one person appears in the frame. This is typically a medium or close-up shot. |
| Clean Shot | A shot where there is just one person in the frame and no blurred foreground elements. |
| Dirty Shot | A shot where the shoulder of someone is included in the foreground, blurred. |
| Over-the-Shoulder Shot | This is a shot that has the camera placed behind one shoulder of a scene partner; places the camera into the scene and immerses the viewer. |
